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Analyzing Obama's trip

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Play from 0:00[0:00] ..." It's been close to flawless so far. For Barack Obama. He's he hit all -- marching in every major. Every country he. She's got the pictures. It -- Timor looking. Like commander in chief looking comfortable in that role reassuring voters. Who might be worried about his experience. You know John McCain doesn't that sustained the game. This week as as Obama has had most of the press for an all leading newsmakers. Over"...

Play from 0:41[0:41] ..." John McCain spent two of those days while Obama was overseas in New England. One day in Kennebunkport with the former President Bush bush senior. Is that really going to resonate for --"...

Play from 0:54[0:54] ..." integrate some money but rather because then the side by side pictures. Barack Obama in helicopters can Petraeus -- John McCain an adult court before President Bush was not something. That works for Senator McCain only about a 10018. Days to go until Election Day at this point and an Obama still holding on. According to latest"...

Play from 1:19[1:19] ..." Could there be a perception created by Barack Obama sitting down with these heads of states that he's being too presumptive."...

Play from 1:44[1:44] ..." the last couple of days mixing into his rhetoric he -- that John McCain. Currently in the eighties he he's taking it slightly humbler stance. Since then but but he that is the danger. Four Obama"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" It's been close to flawless so far. For Barack Obama. He's he hit all -- marching in every major. Every country he. She's got the pictures. It -- Timor looking. Like commander in chief looking comfortable in that role reassuring voters. Who might be worried about his experience. You know John McCain doesn't that sustained the game. This week as as Obama has had most of the press for an all leading newsmakers. Over the -- in the so far Obama has not made a mistake. And then -- them 90% of the way there toward successful triple PP cleared the left big hurdle with the big speech. To -- Berlin."

Play from 0:41[0:41]" John McCain spent two of those days while Obama was overseas in New England. One day in Kennebunkport with the former President Bush bush senior. Is that really going to resonate for --"

Play from 0:54[0:54]" You have to really integrate some money but rather because then the side by side pictures. Barack Obama in helicopters can Petraeus -- John McCain an adult court before President Bush was not something. That works for Senator McCain only about a 10018. Days to go until Election Day at this point and an Obama still holding on. According to latest polls about a six point lead the -- hopeful."

Play from 1:19[1:19]" Could there be a perception created by Barack Obama sitting down with these heads of states that he's being too presumptive."

Play from 1:26[1:26]" That's I think his biggest danger I think he did -- a couple of times you know. Along the way in the trips seem a little bit arrogant little bit presumptuous -- leaders for eight to ten years saying it absolutely no doubts. About his. -- victory and about how we want -- president. It is tempered that the last couple of days mixing into his rhetoric he -- that John McCain. Currently in the eighties he he's taking it slightly humbler stance. Since then but but he that is the danger. Four Obama and today in -- where they -- That you've got embracing any of the anti American sentiment might encounter in the crowd apparently."

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[2:55]..." talking with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg about the person she's endorse for president Barack Obama and other things that are said about Senator Obama even by people who stated they'll probably vote form their little bit concerned about the fact that he has not -- On the national stage all that long way to use compared to Senator McCain anyway in experience in that arena audience that. "...

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